universal motor
stepper motor :- motor used for controlling direction of movement of robotic arm dc motor :- motor used in cellphones as vibrators ac motor :- motor used in textile machinery
Ac motor has a low starting torque so that DC series motor used in railways cause DC motor has high starting torque
DC Motor works on DC source and AC motor works on AC source
AC stands for alternating current, and DC is direct current. A motor is a device that uses electrical energy to spin. An AC motor uses AC voltage, and a DC motor uses DC voltage. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-AC-and-DC-Electric-Motors&id=193767
A dc series motor can work on dc and ac because dc motors are totally reversible.
ac
if you power an ac motor with dc or a dc motor with ac you will likely start smelling smoke and the motor will be damaged. If the motor is marked "3-phase", "shaded pole", or "induction" it is an ac motor! BTW, there are ac/dc motors that will run on both, they are wound very much like dc motors but a bit differently.
Ac motor have slip ring, to remove the slip ring,connected to the commutator its a dc motor.
Either or Both - AC and or DC motor's are both rated by Horsepower / RPM / Torque, DC Motor's are more commonly used where you need to reverse the rotation on the fly (by a button push) - Crane's for example.
single phase induction motor
A synchronous motor is an ac motor that does not run on dc.
DC Motor :- SHUNT MOTOR, Series Motor, Compund Motor, ( mainly used in traction system only. as there performanace is very poor & DC supply is not available easily so there uses is less then AC motors,) AC Motor:- Induction Motor ( Slip ring Type, squrrile cage Induction motor) Syncronous Motor.